What was found
TAIL ROTOR SHAFT REJECTED NEW OUT-OF-BOX. SHAFT WOULD NOT BALANCE. .006 INCH OUT OF ROUND FORWARD OF NR 6 BEARING. REPLACED WITH NEW UNIT, CORRECTED PROBLEM.
- Difficulty date
- March 19, 1999
- Submitted
- March 26, 2000
- Operation
- Air carrier
- Aircraft
- N57731
- Make and model
- Snias AS350D1
- Aircraft serial
- 1434
- System (JASC)
- 6510 · Tail Rotor Drive Shaft
- Part
- Shaft
- Part number
- 350A34011007
- Condition
- Mismanufactured
- Location
- Tail Rotor
- Stage of operation
- IN
- Nature of condition
- W
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.